Positive Lateral flows and negative pcr

Infections
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I started showing symptoms of corona virus friday last week, i felt at my worst on sunday so monday morning I took a lateral flow test (yes i know they’re not supposed to be used in people with symptoms). This test came back positive so i booked a PCR test for tuesday, the results came back negative on wednesday morning so i tested the lateral flow again and again it was positive, twice.

I rang track and trace and they told me to isolate for 10 days from the first positive test, I then ordered another home PCR test and sent that away on thursday and got my results today and again negative, but i’ve had 6 positive lateral flow tests and they’re all from different boxes because i had suspicions that maybe it was a dodgy box or something.

I’ve spoke to my doctor and they have said i 100% have corona virus as i have all the symptoms, but i can’t stop thinking how if the gold standard PCR test were negative?

Any advice please?

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I think those tests are completely useless. There is no doubt that all 3 of my vaccinated family members had breakthrough covid. It was my little ones who caught it I believe.

I had all the symptoms you had for certain. We thought we all caught a bad cold UNTIL someone reported COVID at my sons childcare
facility. My fears were confirmed. I didnt think it was possible to have that many breakthrough cases in a household but we did and the CDC touting that its rare to happen is bologna.

Hope you feel better.

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this happened to me.. i went on a staycation for a week with all my family 4 of them tested positive on return, another one 3 days later. i had 2 positive lateral flow tests and 2 negative pcr came back negative 1 day and positive the next day. another one showed symptoms positive lateral flow negative pcr… its crazy but if i didnt go back 24 hours later for another pcr i would be going around spreading it to others.